I have been trying to work through the in game tutorial as a first step before watching You Tube and using the Wiki and seem to have hit a problem with the basic military tutorial section.
I initially produce 3 ships as instructed and then move on to creating a further 5 fighters and 1 bomber but, however I do it the tutorial does not accept accept that I have completed the requirement and allow me to continue.
Maybe I have missed something important but, I just can't figure out what that might be.
I would appreciate any suggestions that will help me to continue with the tutorial.

Thank you, I'll try your suggestion and if it still doesn't seem to work I'll post a screenshot.

Problem solved, I froze the production process then made the 2 selections activated the continuous production button then unfroze the process and let it continue.
Probably not quite the correct way which was the way you described but it worked.
Thanks for your help.

What you did was fine! In AI War, there are sometimes multiple ways to accomplish a given task, and lots of times, it's up to you to figure out what the task should be as much as how it gets done.

Stick with the game, it's got a learning curve, but IMO it's worth getting over the hump.